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Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) (www.spacebar.news)

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[-] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 82 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

what i don't get is all the people complaining about google and at the same time using their browser...

i believe that trying to steer masses away from chrome would be more useful in the long run than trying to make it work

[+] eugenia@lemmy.ml -11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Look, I'm a Linux user, and I prefer to use Free apps. However, the truth must be told: Firefox is not as optimized as Chrome. On older devices, Chrome is twice as fast in youtube playback, and it uses way less RAM overall. Chrome is the better browser in terms of architecture, at least for older PCs (and I have a whole bunch of them). On my main PC, running Debian-Testing, which is a newer PC, I do use Firefox, because it can handle stuff ok with enough CPU power. But for all my older PCs (anywhere from 5 to 15 years old), I have to use Chrome.

Now, if you find me a de-googled, Free, WELL-MAINTANED Chromium browser, I rather use that than Chrome. No, Brave, etc don't cut it. I want a community-driven, well maintained Chromium browser. Currently, all de-googled versions are not well maintained, or not available as native packages on Debian.

EDIT: So, downvoted, huh? By fellow open source users who don't want to hear the truth?

[-] Incogknighto@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Why doesnt brave cut it? Also ungoogled chromium is available as an appimage and a deb

[-] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

It's a company that wants google's spot in the ad business with a different approach, in the long run we'll have the same shit as Google if they succeed.